History Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) have been developed nationally in the United Kingdom to better understand the role the police have upon diverse communities. The IAG project was pushed following the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report of 1999, published as ‘The Macpherson report’. Stephen Lawrence was the victim of a racially...

This case study features the Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament (NIPP), a participatory body organized by the Age Sector Platform charity and launched on February 23 2011 by the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. The NIPP aims to empower older people (those aged 60 and above) in policy...

Now formally recognized by the state, participatory forest management has decentralized specific property rights from the state to the community, devolved the administration of forest resource sustainability, and minimized deforestation.

On the 18th September 2014 Scottish residents voted in a legally binding referendum on the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Unlike many referenda, a citizens were engaged in dialogue and education in the months leading up to the vote. Over 84.59% of over 4.2 registered voters turned out,...